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UConn Health is searching for a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join our patient-focused care team at our new, state of the art facility. Gain experience in a world-class facility with the highest level of technology, designed specifically with patient safety and experience in mind. This critical role is located in the Operating Room Unit at John Dempsey Hospital.
At the UCHC, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the administration of anesthetics to patients in a variety of areas throughout the facility.
COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED:
$30,000 Sign-on bonus
$1,539 biweekly stipend payable as a lump sum
Shift Differentials for off shifts (15%, 20% 25%)
13 paid holidays, and earned comp time
120 vacation, 120 sick and 24 personal hours per year
Industry-leading health insurance options and affordability
Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options)
Tuition waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family members
Top medical malpractice insurance
$2,000 education Allowance and 60 hours of professional development annually
SCHEDULE: Full-time, 80 hours every 2 weeks,, rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays. 30-minute unpaid meal break
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Prepares pre-anesthetic evaluations
Prepares anesthesia plans, and delivers all forms of general anesthesia
Performs emergency airway and resuscitation management throughout the facility
Assists with quality assurance activities
Assists with explaining anesthetic risks, benefits and options to patients
Manage anesthesia care for a broad range of complex surgical procedures
Consistently monitor and accurately record on the anesthesia record
Provide patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in anesthesia
Work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment to improve patient care services
Estimates blood volume loss and administers blood products as appropriate
Write pre/post operative medication orders
Participate in clinical teaching
Performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITY
Considerable knowledge of medical and surgical diseases and the implications to anesthesia delivery
Considerable knowledge of anatomy and physiology, fluids and electrolytes
Knowledge of the side effects and interactions or all anesthesia drugs/cardiac drugs
Knowledge of complex anesthesia equipment
Skill in identifying and treating arrhythmias
Skill with spinal/epidural placement
Ability to work under extreme pressure in emergency situations
Ability to insert arterial and peripheral venous lines
Ability to practice with colleagues and peers utilizing a team concept
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate of an accredited nurse anesthesia educational program approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).
Certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Incumbents in this class must be certified as Nurse Anesthetists and licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
Must be eligible for licensure in the State of Connecticut.
Incumbents must be Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified and must possess and maintain American Heart Association, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.
FULL TIME EQUIVALENT MINIMUM SALARY: $201,968.00
WHY UCONN HEALTH
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
